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Sports Car Racing in the South.\u00a0Texas to Florida, 1961-1962<\/h2>\n

By Willem Oosthoek<\/h3>\n

Completing the author\u2019s trilogy of southern sports car racing history, this latest volume unsurprisingly achieves the same level of excellence as its pair of predecessors, providing as much information as possible about the competitions taking place across America\u2019s southern landscape during the selected interval. Races varying in stature from minor club events in remote locations like Donalsonville, Georgia, and Opelousas, Louisiana, to international contests such as the Daytona Continental and the 12 Hours of Sebring are all included here.<\/p>\n

Whether held on temporary courses laid out on airfield runways or permanent purpose-built facilities, these contests provided a competitive arena where the drivers of the day could try to fulfill themselves within the sport\u2019s eternal quest for more speed. As in the two previous volumes, the stories are embellished with excellent period photography depicting the broad variety of cars being raced, most of it provided by Pulitzer Prize-winner Bob Jackson.<\/p>\n

With just under 400 large-format pages on high-quality, heavy-duty paper stock, this slip-covered volume is an excellent addition to any library\u2014especially if the two previous volumes are already there.<\/p>\n

Available for US$155\/\u00a395 from enthusiast bookstores or direct from publisher Dalton Watson Fine Books at www.daltonwatson.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sports Car Racing in the South.\u00a0Texas to Florida, 1961-1962 By Willem Oosthoek Completing the author\u2019s trilogy of southern sports car racing history, this latest volume unsurprisingly achieves the same level of excellence as its pair of predecessors, providing as much information as possible about the competitions taking place across America\u2019s southern landscape during the selected interval. 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